The conference on quality management and coal supply for power production was held by EVN on October 1 in Hanoi. EVN’s President and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan chaired the conference.
Sufficient supply of coal for power generation
EVN's Production Engineering Department said that currently, EVN and its power generation corporations (GENCOs) own 11 coal-fired TPP/companies with a total installed capacity of 12,678MW, accounting for about 15% of the total installed capacity of the entire system and approximately 43% of the total capacity within EVN. On average, TPP under EVN and GENCOs consume about 40 million tons of coal annually, of which 28 million tons are domestically produced anthracite coal, 12 million tons are imported bituminous/sub-bituminous coal.
In the first 8 months of 2024, the total coal volume supplied by TKV and Dong Bac Corporation to EVN's thermal power plants was 16.6 million tons, ensuring the demand for power production and actual inventory of TPP. For those using imported bituminous/sub-bituminous coal (Vinh Tan 4 Thermal Power Plant, Duyen Hai 3 and 3 expansion Thermal Power Plants), the total coal volume used was 5.58 million tons, meeting the demand for power generation according to the system's mobilization.
President and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan chairing conference on quality management and coal supply for power production.
In fact, since September 2023, EVN, TKV and Dong Bac Corporation have signed a long-term coal-supply cooperation agreement for EVN's TPP using anthracite coal, accordingly, the parties agreed that TKV and Dong Bac Corporation will be politically responsible for supplying enough anthracite coal for the operation of all EVN's TPP from 2024 and the following years during the entire operation period of the plants.
To ensure national energy security
The National Electricity System and Electricity Market Operation Company Limited - NSMO, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade) calculates the 2025 operation plan according to 4 scenarios, by which, the coal demand of the scenarios fluctuates between 27.31 and 28.53 million tons. This coal volume is within the scope of the Cooperation Agreement signed by EVN, TKV, and Dong Bac Corporation, which will ensure enough coal for power production.
For imported coal thermal power plants, coal demand will be about 11.13 million tons in 2025. Units will balance the remaining volume following the contract, and make a procurement plan to ensure enough coal fuel based on system demand.
Identifying coal fuel as an important factor in mobilizing and producing thermal power, Vietnam Electricity has directed thermal power plants to regularly coordinate and work with coal suppliers to arrange sufficient and stable coal fuel continuously according to the mobilization requirements of the power system. In particular, TPP need to accurately calculate the demand and volume of coal to fully and promptly prepare for power production according to the market mechanism, ensuring that in all situations there is no interruption in the coal supply for the plant's power production. Maintain readiness and adequate reserves of coal fuel, ensuring the efficiency of the plant's production activities.
EVN also requested TKV and Dong Bac Corporation to implement the agreed content in the signed Cooperation Agreement on improving the types and quality of coal delivered to suit the needs of power generation units, requesting TKV and Dong Bac Corporation to continue to promote the search for low-volatility coal sources, ensuring additional technical monitoring indicators on the asymptotic design of the power plants, contributing to ensuring stable operation and preventing unit incidents.